1 Corinthians 15:50 (GNV)

Passage

This say I, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherite the kingdome of God, neither doeth corruption inherite incorruption.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:48 As is the earthly, such are they that are earthly: and as is the heauenly, such are they also that are heauenly.

1 Corinthians 15:49 And as we haue borne the image of the earthly, so shall we beare the image of the heauenly.

1 Corinthians 15:50 This say I, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherite the kingdome of God, neither doeth corruption inherite incorruption.

1 Corinthians 15:51 Behold, I shewe you a secret thing, We shall not all sleepe, but we shall all be changed,

1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinckling of an eye at the last trumpet: for the trumpet shall blow, and the dead shalbe raysed vp incorruptible, and we shalbe changed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brethren", "flesh", "blood", "inherite", "kingdome", "neither", "doeth", and "corruption". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brethren" and "flesh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 49's "And as we haue borne the image..." into verse 51's "Behold I shewe you a secret thing...", so "brethren" and "flesh" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "brethren" and "flesh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.